After greeting a group of Datang officials, Mao Lingzhu directly found Li Zhi, seized the time to arrange Masge in the near future, picked only the important parts, and poured it out in one go.

According to him, the entire royal family was creating an atmosphere a few months ago, and the marriage between the only two superpowers in the world today is also fateful for an ordinary person.

The Arab Empire is vast and sparsely populated, and most of the young and middle-aged people are recruited to participate in the war.

And what happened in Bolin City, which Mao Lingzhu mentioned next, told Li Zhi bluntly that the behind-the-scenes commander was very likely to stop this conspiracy that can be called the marriage of the century.

Before his words fell, Li Zhi felt that his eyes suddenly lit up, not that he had ignored this aspect before, but that he did not understand the huge influence caused by marriage in the local area.

It was the day Mahdi and others went to Datang three months ago, and it was during these three months that the positive influence of the marriage began to ferment.

Mao Lingzhu rushed over in advance to inform him of the purpose, so that he would not be surprised by the scenes after entering the city.

At present, almost half of the city is covered with a festive red, especially in the courtyard of the wedding castle in the palace, which will definitely shock Li Zhi.

According to Mao Lingzhu, the people who participated in the wedding, no matter how noble their status, were arranged in the courtyard of the castle, and dozens of tents, large and small, were set up, which is said to be the inherent tradition of the nomadic people.

Inside and outside the tent, a green Arabic carpet is laid on the soft sand, and a circle of seats is arranged around it for drinks and pastries.

Afeifa on the side explained with a smile: "We are like this here, dozens of tents are only the size of ordinary people's houses, and we are afraid that there will be hundreds, right?" ”

"Can a specific date be set?" Li Zhi was more concerned about whether he could return earlier.

"It stands to reason that it needs to be discussed with Lord Ming, but the wedding between Mr. Li and Her Royal Highness the Princess is a special circumstance, if nothing else, it should be scheduled for three days later, of course, this requires the nod of King Ming!"

As he spoke, he looked around, and saw that almost everyone got out of the carriage, Mao Lingzhu hurriedly said: "We can't delay the two of you, let's talk in detail later, let's get ready to enter the city!" ”

Unlike the Tang Dynasty, the people here have prepared for the entrance ceremony, which is nothing more than a procession after singing and dancing, but it is more cumbersome after entering the city, because the royal family members are waiting to meet in that room.

In fact, this is also the case, Afeifa's seven aunts and eight aunts are far more than Li Zhi and Ming Wangfu's, it seems that in addition to the emperor himself, as well as several brothers who are fighting outside, it seems that the main figures in the royal family have rushed over.

This situation actually lasted for an hour, and according to the time of the Western Regions, Li Zhi was busy for two hours, and Li Zhi only knew how to salute all kinds of relatives and officials in an orderly manner.

Why did it take so long, it was those female relatives of Afifa, almost every one of them had to hold Li Zhi and Afeifa's hands and nag endlessly.

There are also those middle-aged and elderly women who have followed to Datang to show off on the side, often until someone takes out a small gift from Datang, and will let go of the tightly clenched hand.

In fact, this is also one of the traditional customs, just like the marriage team of the man's family in later generations, it takes several tribulations to see the bride's face.

But no one here will be difficult for you, but it is just a look of hatred to hold you and not let you go, that face is full of joy and eagerness, it is really not good to show discomfort.

Fortunately, the male relatives did not have this set of etiquette, but they all said a few words to Li Zhiduo, because of his cultivation strength, it is said that he surpassed the first master of the Arab Empire, Amin.

During the war years, a cultivator with a high realm had an extremely high status, which was different from the situation in the Tang Dynasty, because there were too few masters here.

Moreover, those in power are not afraid of such rebellions, because those who are bound by a strict religious order may attract harsh criticism from the tribal assembly if they are slightly disrespectful to the elderly.

Therefore, here, the religious hierarchy and rituals are beyond the cultivation itself, which is also another miracle in various magical countries.

Finally able to temporarily get rid of the still stiff smile state, King Ming and his party, who had been waiting in front, cast comforting glances at him.

Only the third from the left and the fourth Feng showed a gloating smile without concealment, and Afeifa carefully helped him knead his stiff mouth and cheeks, and laughed in a low voice:

"This is simplified, otherwise they will ask you to pray on the spot, thank you to Allah!" You know, it may be everyone who makes this request to you! ”

Li Zhi shook his head with a wry smile and talked about his feelings: "The process is a little more cumbersome and complicated, but their sincerity can also be felt, at least I don't feel that anyone intends to deal with it!" ”

Afifa nodded in agreement:

"The situation we are talking about here is a little tense, and there are many wars, but the human touch is still strong! I heard the old people say that in the early nomadic years, even if the distance between the two tents was tens or hundreds of miles, if something happened to either one, the other family would be the first to arrive, and the money, people, and efforts did not need to be too much work for the main family! Of course, these are also limited to relatives! ”

As he spoke, another group of newly decorated chariots and horses drove up, and they hurried all the way to the palace against the backdrop of people singing happy songs along the way.

According to Mao Lingzhu, who was in the same car, those who like to sing and praise are not prepared in advance, but spontaneous folk behavior.

For this reason, Li Zhi sighed again, and Mao Lingzhu was obviously accustomed to these: "The roughness of the people here is only the appearance, in fact, they are very simple and upright, you and Her Royal Highness the princess have brought hope to the friendship between the two countries, and the more people at the bottom, the more grateful you are for your kindness!" ”

Afifa continued: "Also, there are fewer wars, and the casualties are greatly reduced, and almost every family of these people has soldiers who go to war. ”

"We're not just transnational marriages, we're also having religious differences, what do ordinary people think about that?" Li Zhi asked.

"In the beginning, there were indeed many different voices, even in the palace and among the clans, there were opposing opinions, you must know that the descendants of those with status in each tribe are married to each other from close relatives, in order to maintain the purity of the blood between their own people! Later, the emperor himself spoke, and he knew the reason at the special meeting, so he ushered in a sober cognitive discussion after calming down, and finally came to this happy result! Mao Lingzhu said.

He was right, because in order to maintain the purity of blood, if a commoner married a foreigner, the whole family would no longer enjoy tribal benefits.

However, for the aristocracy, although it is said that close relatives are married, it is only the eldest princess, and generally the chief will marry some women from other Arab royal families as the second princess, and then go to some beautiful foreign women as concubines.

"I didn't expect there to be so many twists and turns during the period!"

"It's not like this, there are no twists and turns, but two situations that are very different from each other and diametrically opposed!"

So the religious significance is deliberately downplayed in it? Has anyone raised the question of Afifa's future faith? ”

"Mr. Li still doesn't know enough about the religious environment here, for most of the congregation, the caliph is the only spokesperson for interpreting the holy will, and Emperor Merik can make a statement, and the understanding of the congregation will be that the caliph has his own far-reaching purpose, so except for the opposition forces, the subjects of the Umayyad Dynasty will no longer have repeated opinions!"

Afifa smiled: "I don't know much about this, after all, I was far away from my hometown before I was ten years old!" ”

"But!" Mao Lingzhu's topic changed, "Although Mr. Li and Her Royal Highness the Princess have held a wedding in the Tang Dynasty, the princess who was born in a caliphate family cannot bring bad influence to the later generations, so the necessary engagement ceremony still needs to be experienced, which is clearly specified in the doctrine!" ”

Li Zhi didn't feel anything wrong, since he came to other people's places, he had to follow their customs and habits, which was still acceptable.

The Arab betrothal ceremony is similar to the wedding ceremony, which is a formal ceremony held in a mosque and usually begins with a speech by the patriarch about how much the Prophet doted on his wife, how he loved her, and how she should treat and love her husband.

The host will then ask the groom to follow him, and then the eldest in the family will accept the proposal, which is a bit similar to the proposal ceremony, but this time it is formal before Allah.

Then two witnesses signed, usually the most senior of the two families, and the couple was officially married.

Because this kind of ritual is carried out at the woman's house, in the Tang Dynasty, Mahdi and others did not make any requests for such ceremonies.

Talking all the way, he entered the inner courtyard of the palace, where a waiter was waiting, and asked Li Zhi and Afifa to rush to the palace to meet the emperor immediately.

The Bahai Palace is the palace of the Emperor of Merik, with exquisite design and decoration, exquisite carvings and extraordinary style.

Passing through the splendid lobby and the equally magnificent corridor that stretches for a mile, the place where you pass is full of real workmanship and honor.

To Li Zhi's surprise, their destination was not in the main building, but in the annex building behind the promenade, where they met Emperor Merik in a three-story building in a distinctly Arabic style.

Afeifa pounced with tears in his eyes, that kind of randomness can't be seen in the ordinary royal family of the Tang Dynasty, let alone the emperor.

Emperor Merrick smiled and picked up Afifa's pretty face, did not forget to signal Li Zhi with his eyes, and found a place to sit down by himself.

In this room, which is not much luxurious, there is no attendant, and Emperor Merrick is only like the head of an ordinary family, and there is not much of a high-ranking imperial momentum, of course, the majesty is still quite a bit.

Helping to wipe away the tears on Afifa's face, Millik said softly: "I heard that my good daughter has a high level of cultivation!" ”

Afifa burst into tears and laughed, "That's right, my daughter is also an intermediate king!" ”

Merrick's eyes showed a look of surprise: "Isn't it junior?" It's only been less than three months, and it's improved again? ”

Obviously, the king of a country has been silently paying attention to his daughter's affairs.

"With Brother Zhengwen here, maybe in another year or two, my daughter will reach Amin's current realm!"

The surprise in Merik's eyes was even stronger, and he unconsciously turned his gaze to Li Zhi.

Li Zhihui responded affirmatively: "Rest assured, the Affifa is a cultivation physique that is unique in a thousand miles, and the progress will be very fast!" ”

Only then did Malik take Afifa's hand and come to Li Zhi's body, and Afifa also translated Li Zhi's words in time.

Melik raised his hand to signal that Li Zhi didn't have to stand up, and he also led his daughter to the side: "But I don't know what level Mr. Li's cultivation has reached?" Of course, I heard that your actual realm is also a secret in Datang, and you don't need to answer if you have any difficulties! ”

After Afifa's explanation, Li Zhi smiled and said: "Forget about the others, as long as the emperor can hide it for me!" I'm currently beyond the Duke's level, but I don't know what your country calls this kind of realm! ”

Millik stood up with a sigh of relief and looked straight at Li Zhi with his eyes in his eyes.

Without waiting for him to say something, Li Zhi said again: "King, please call me the text, in front of you, I dare not accept Mr. Li's word!" ”